When the line opened for the Green Bay Packers’ week 16 game against the New York Jets, sportsbooks initially installed the Green and Gold as three-point favorites. With the game coming at MetLife Stadium, the typical three-point swing for home-field advantage suggested that the Packers would have been a six-point favorite on a neutral field.
However, following the Packers’ loss to the Chicago Bears on Sunday and amid early speculation that quarterback Aaron Rodgers would not play in Green Bay’s final two games, the line shifted. Some books took the point spread off the board entirely, but a number of books and websites moved the line four points, making the Jets one-point favorites.